Revenfeld cast a disdainful glance and smirked as if to say, “Is that so?”
“The Marquis seems to have come to offer his assistance so willingly for the first time. No, is it the first time?”
“Why do you speak so begrudgingly, Your Majesty? I have always sought to be of assistance, even in places where it may not be visible.”
“Is that so? I thought you were trying to build power to push me away, not be of assistance.”
“Such words are too frightening, Your Majesty. The Empire is buzzing with praise for Your Majesty and the Empress. How could I push Your Majesty away? The Empire celebrates Your Majesty and the Empress.”
Marquis Liraneph frowned particularly forcefully at the word “celebration.” His hostility was evident.
‘If I can feel it this strongly…’
I subtly shifted my gaze. Sure enough, I saw Revenfeld clenching his fist tightly, suppressing his anger.
“I heard that Advisor Jaerim took a vacation. Is he burdened with too much work? It’s not something one Advisor Jaerim can handle alone. You should fill the vacancies rather than trying to cover it with just one advisor. The absence of one advisor can greatly affect the exercise of power, and it might be called a monopoly of power.”
“I won’t listen to the Marquis’s advice. Marquis, more than that, doesn’t the palace garden look quite empty?”
Revenfeld suddenly looked around the garden, spreading his arms wide like he was performing a play.
“We’d like to fill the empty seats quickly, but… The influence of the World Tree seems to have reached here; everything is rotten.”
Marquis Liraneph’s pupils, who caught on to him criticizing the state of the palace officials, chilled coldly.
“It may look good, but it’s not, Your Majesty.”
“Even so, we can’t recklessly bring the rotten ones into the palace. You should understand that you can’t carelessly let the rotten things in.”
“…I understand. If you’re not careful, the rotten ones quickly grow in size. Your Majesty, always be cautious about when those rotten things will cover the palace.”
“The Marquis always speaks wisely.”
Revenfeld approached Marquis Liraneph, who didn’t avoid him directly, and lightly patted his shoulder while mocking him in a whisper.
“So, Marquis. You have nothing to do here. It’s better to throw meat to a hungry beast than waste time.”
Revenfeld passed by Marquis Liraneph, who didn’t back down, lightly bumped his shoulder, and continued on.
“Your Majesty.”
And with a smile, he turned to face Revenfeld’s back and asked.
“How is Your Majesty’s mother doing?”
Revenfeld’s steps, which didn’t stop even for the call, suddenly came to a halt. His shoulder stiffened.
Revenfeld half-turned his head. Unlike a little while ago, a sticky fleshiness tainted his face like blood.
He seemed ready to draw his sword and stab Marquis Liraneph. I couldn’t swallow my spit properly, frozen with my lips bitten.
Revenfeld slowly opened his mouth.
“My mother…”
“…”
“My mother is dead.”
Leaving those words, Revenfeld hastily left as if fleeing the spot.
‘I guess I can hear that story tonight.’
Afterward, Revenfeld headed to his office to catch up on the overdue work. Since he had mentioned wanting to talk when he returned to the palace, tonight seemed like the perfect time to hear the lengthy story.
“Your Majesty.”
A maid who had gone to check on the situation with Ascal Young Lady, Iana, returned upon receiving my orders.
“You went to arrange a visit, didn’t you?”
“…The Young Lady appreciates Your Majesty’s offer, but she politely declined, saying she does not wish for a visit.”
What? I looked at the maid with a puzzled expression.
The maid, who received my gaze squarely, bowed her head further and handed me a letter.
“What’s this?”
“It was sent by Advisor Jaerim.”
I took the letter from the maid and tore it open with a paper knife on the spot.
Jaerim’s letter was short.
It stated that Iana is currently expressing a strong intention to end her life on the spot if an outsider enters due to severe mental stress.
‘What on earth happened between that time…’
Even though there were no visible external injuries, and she didn’t seem to be in physical pain, Iana’s letter was a request for me to visit her truly after everything.
‘…As a saint, I can only treat physical injuries or illnesses. I can’t heal mental pain caused by emotional wounds.’
I wanted to help Iana, but it seemed like a situation where I shouldn’t push.
If I forcefully declared that I would treat her in a situation like this, it could lead to an even worse outcome.
“All right. I understand. You may go about your duties now.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
I took a light stroll around the garden to organize my confused thoughts.
‘Is it because of the mood? It feels like they’ve grown much more than when we left.’
When we were in the palace, it felt like the flowers and plants couldn’t use their strength, and everything was dying. Strangely, now it seemed like everything was flourishing.
‘Why is it that when I’m here as a saint, things can’t use their strength and seem to die?’
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
